The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-02-03

To be built by the Association in Cincinnati
will probably be OF tho southeast corner Of
Sixth and Elm streets. Tho entrance TO the
building will be on Elm street. Visitors enter
u broad hall, thirteen and onc-hnlf feet wide,
with staircase leading TO upper stories. There
will also be IN elevator. To the left Of the en-
tr,Ince 10 the reception room, through which
every person who enters the building will have
TO pass, except when the hall is open on special
occasions then folding doors ure thrown open.
Adjoining the reception room will be the busi-
ness otIice Of the Association ond the General
Sccrctary's private offlce.
In the reor of the entrance hall u m apart
mcnt twenty feet ond nine inches BY forty-two
feet and six inches, to be adapted to the work
Of tho Junior Department Of the Association
composed Of boys from twelve to eighteen
years Of age. m
There IL also on this floor three stores on Elm
street and two on Sixth street. These will
bring revenue 10 the Association for part of
It's current expenses. An outside staircase on
Sixth street leads to spacious corner base-
remaining part OF the basement Is taken up for
coal cellars, engine, boilers steam drying closet
and Q tre-proof document room.
ON THE SECOND FLOOR,
on tho corner is O spacious parlor 80 feet Q
inches by ~ feet, exclusive OF orial window. On
the Sixth street side Is the reading room, ~ foot
inches by IS feet inches, with IN nlcove I'D.
joining, with capacity for 4,5O0 books. On tho
same floor 10 the public hull, u feet inches by
81 feet, txo stories in height with seating CO.
pacity, including the gallery, Of 0Il. This hall
will bo used for tho lectures, entertainments,
gospel services, Christian conventions, athletic
exhibitions and SO forth.
ON TIE THIRD FLOOR,
on the level with the gallery, are two large odn-
cational class rooms
ON THE FOURTH FLOOR,
are two rooms for debating societies. workers'
training classes, Bible classes, Outing Clue,
Camera Club and other small societies within
the Association.
On the same floor is the office for superin-
tendent Of the gymnasium, rcccption-room and
janitor's apartments. On this floor are the
locker boxes, G.0 in number, for the members Of
the gymnasium; also the bath rooms, shower
baths and wash bowls
The entire top floor or fifth story. Is devoted
to what the Association calls its "Hcalth De-
partment"-thc gymnasium and bowling alleys.
The central portion Of this roor, Is 23 feet high
with clerestory windows for light and vcntln-
ton The running tracl--twenty-six laps TO tho
nile-is placed nine feet above the floor Of the
gymnasium. visitors gallery occupies o
small space on tho east side of the room. At
different places throughout the building are 10
ea1ed toilet rooms, ladies' retiring room, ETC.
THE EXTERIOR
The exterior Will be built OF pressed brick
win brown stone trimming and high slote roof
The exterior will be modest, but will bc sub
stantial for ages 70 come. Tho building will
accommodate o membership OF two thousand
Present building N old hotel-low ceilings,
smah rooms, and will not aduit Of roconstruc-
tion. and has been condemned.
Estimated cost Of ne1 building, ti0a0O e.,
900 already Pledged